21.10.2024
Alternatives’ comeback: strategic allocations to hedge funds
Explore how alternative investments – especially hedge funds – are paving the way for diversified, stable returns amid market volatility.
Kier Boley
Co-Head and CIO of UBP Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS)
London, United Kingdom
English
Kier joined UBP in April 2020 as Co-Head and CIO of UBP Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) and has some 25 years’ experience.
He previously spent 20 years at GAM AG, where he was Head of alternative investments, assuming two senior management functions. The first as head of Alternative Investments for the group managing discretionary investment mandates on behalf of institutions and ultra-high net worth family offices, managing a team of 11 investment professionals. The second, since 2018, as head of GAM’s Private Clients & Charities team which provided multi-asset solutions for clients predominantly based in the EU and Asia. Prior to GAM, Kier Boley worked from 1994 to 2000 as an Investment Director at City of London Investment Group, based in London, managing emerging market equity investment mandates.
He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s, both in Economics, and is a member of the CFA Society of the UK.
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16.09.2024
How market shifts are benefiting hedge funds
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A wave of positive sentiment sweeps in for commodity hedge funds
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Things are looking up for hedge funds
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18.06.2024
Hedge funds take centre stage for UBP dual events
UBP recently hosted a two-day conference on hedge funds in Geneva and London, featuring insightful panellists, to discuss and exchange ideas on the vigorous growth of the asset class.
